An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 22-year-old graduate, Femi Ayoade, to life imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl inside a tricycle.
Delivering judgment, Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had proved the case of defilement beyond reasonable doubt.
She described the convict as a “criminally audacious man who turned a child’s vagina into a playground,” adding:
“It is indeed a shameless act. The prosecution has successfully presented compelling evidence against the defendant. Consequently, the defendant is hereby found guilty of the charge of defilement and is sentenced to life imprisonment.”
The judge also ordered that Ayoade’s name be entered into the Lagos State Sexual Offences Register.
During the trial, State Counsel Mrs. Olufunke Alebiosu presented two witnesses — the survivor and her father — while Ayoade testified as the sole defence witness.
The prosecution told the court that the offence occurred in September 2021, at about 11:10 a.m., at No. 19, Milestone Close, Infinity Estate, Skido Bus Stop, Eti-Osa, Lagos.
The offence contravenes Section 137 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2015.
